Celil was arrested by the Uzbek authorities more than a month ago. His wife Kamila Telendibayeva returned to Canada last Friday. She had appealed to the government of Uzbekistan to release her husband but had not even been permitted to see her husband.

According to Telendibayeva, Celil remains in the hands of Uzbek secret services and his lot remains undecided. This once Uigur activist was detained on the request of the authorities of China that want Celil for separatism and terrorism.